LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter review

One of my favorite LEGO Star Wars sets is the #9493 LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter. The X-wing came out in early 2012, so it is not one of the newest sets, but it is definitely one of the most iconic fighters from the LEGO Star Wars collection. I got the LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter for Christmas and it took me about two hours to put together. I had lots of fun with it, so I thought to share my thoughts and review with you. 🙂

First of all, here is the official description:Lead the Rebels into intergalactic battle with the X-Wing Starfighter! Featuring wings that fold into attack mode, proton torpedoes, retractable landing gear and opening cockpit, this most iconic vehicle of the Star Wars universe returns to turn the tide in the battle against the evil Empire!

I would like to add that this is a 560 piece-count set, with a regular price of $59.99, which is not bad at all for one of the most recognizable Star Wars starfighters. (And it is right now 25% off sale on Amazon.com, but I will tell you about that later.)

Besides being solidly built and swoosh-able like the previous versions, there are some features that did improve on the #9493 LEGO X-wing; my favorite being the gear at the back to open up the wings for attack-mode – it is a lot easier to operate then on previous versions. 😀

There are four minifigures included with the LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter. Luke Skywalker has a brand new suit (with front and back printing and helmet – both very detailed. Jek Porkins is a first-time release and unique to this set. His torso printing is the same as Luke’s, but his helmet has different printing. R2-D2 is standard, but the other droid R5-D8 is a first-time release, and also unique to this set. (Photo by FBTB.net)

The #9493 LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter is available at the Online LEGO Shop, and also currently available on Amazon for 25% off the regular price. So if you wanted to pick one up, or build a whole fleet of X-wings, this is the time! Amazon also offers free shipping for orders over $25 and no tax to most states: BUY LEGO STAR WARS X-WING ON AMAZON

So what do you think? How do you like theLEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter? Do you own the set already? What are your thoughts? Feel free to share them in the comment section below! Also, I’m a KFOL (Kid-Fan-of-LEGO) and this is my first post here at theBrickBlogger. I intend to write more reviews in the future so feedback is welcome! 😉

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Welcome to the Brickblogger, Ninjanut! Good luck on your path to being a contributor. I remembered my first post here, about videos… Good times, good times. I’m a contributor too ya know, but my page isn’t up yet, since it’s so long…why, I dare say it’s one of the longest posts in this site!

Naw, don’t worry, I have been working on it whenever I have some spare time. There has been some larger posts (including yours) recently and there is only so much I can type per day. But I’m working on it and it will be up. 😉